Health Storytelling Workshop at HSC Jan. 25
Everyone’s got a story to tell. And in healthcare, telling and listening to stories is often a key to healing.
News
WVU medical student hosts panel discussion on human trafficking
Each year, 45.8 million people around the world are enslaved, and 68 percent are subject to forced labor. According to the Walk Free Foundation, over half of victims of slavery are women and girls and nearly one in three victims of slavery is a child.
Baugh named director of interprofessional education for health sciences
Gina M. Baugh, Pharm.D., associate professor and director of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, has been named director of interprofessional education for the WVU Health Sciences Center.
DEA registration renewal process changing
As of January 1, 2017, those with an expired DEA registration will need to fully reapply; the DEA will no longer allow a grace period for expired registrants.
BOG approves $3 million in lab and research office construction at HSC
WVU will invest $3 million in research space at the Health Sciences Center, including an inhalation lab facility in the HSC and research offices and conference space in the Erma Byrd Biomedical Research Facility.
Health Sciences to join self-empty trash, single-stream recycling program December 19
West Virginia University Health Sciences will be the latest campus to join the University-wide recycling and empty-your-own trash plans starting the week of December 19th.
Retired WVU professors establish scholarships to enhance student experience
HSC Grand Rounds to focus on mindful practice
The program, which also features optional pre-Grand Rounds workshops, is set for Dec. 5. It's targeted to physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals.
Gee welcomes new cancer researchers to WVU
Earlier this year when Mary J.C. Hendrix was named president of Shepherd University, she had a critical decision to make: To shut down her research laboratory at Northwestern University or relocate her groundbreaking cancer research closer to Shepherd. The answer came in a unique partnership with West Virginia University, a major R1 research university 150 miles to the west of Shepherd. Thanks to sophisticated Skype technology, Hendrix and her laboratory are able to resume daily research interactions.
CME course for advanced care and treatment in epilepsy for clinicians
Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran, M.D., assistant professor in WVU's Department of Neurology will conduct a training course in "Advanced Care and Treatment for Epilepsy in Clinicians." Offered in partnership with the Epilepsy Foundation and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, the course will be held on Tues., Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriot, Morgantown. Registration and buffet dinner will be provided at 6 p.m. Please RSVP to 877-804-2241 by Nov. 8 to reserve your seat.